Saturday, 5 October 2013

But what they heard surprised and delighted them both. It
was a delicate, melodioussound which
was so beautiful that everyone in the park looked up and smiled. Then holding
her friend’s hand, and with her hips
swaying gently from side to side, she walked out of the park to start her new
life and hopefully live happily ever after.

Friday, 4 October 2013

This happened several times over the next few
weeks. Eventually the bell girl realised that next time they met in the park she
would have to explain herself even though it might mean losing her dearly
beloved friend. However, much to her surprise, when she had finished her story,
the lady leaned across and kissed her gently. Naturally the bell girl could
hardly contain herself and she knew that any moment they would hear the loud,
discordant clanging which she had tried so long to suppress.

Thursday, 3 October 2013

After
several uneventful years a beautiful lady started coming in to the shop on a
Tuesday morning and she complimented the Bell Girl on her delicate porcelain
skin. They became friends and had lunch together in the park every day and
talked about books and fed the ducks and picked blackberries. Then one day the
lady asked if the Bell Girl like to join her for supper? Much as she would like
to have done so, her friend declined.

Wednesday, 2 October 2013

By the time her elderly parents died the bell
girl was a young woman. She tried very hard to live a very quiet life so as not
to upset anyone and found a job in the library where there was very rarely any
excitement. Through a combination of meditation and deportment lessons she
managed to keep the clanging to a minimum. So much so that the townsfolk forgot
that she was a bell girl at all

"The answer is simple!" said the third doctor and instructed the old man to make a very slim porcelain dress for their daughter which would not leave room for the clanger to swing so wildly. The Bell Girl too liked this idea as narrow skirts were more fashionable. But, after a week or so, her legs were black and blue with bruises and she was unable to walk properly any more. With regret she put on her bell shaped dress again.

Tuesday, 1 October 2013

When a boy called to ask the Bell Girl to a dance the clanging noise reached such a crescendo that the couple decided it was time to consult someone else.

The second doctor thought about the problem for some time, then he suggested stuffing the Bell Girl's skirt with wool. to muffle the noise, This she did because she loved her parents. But, after a while it made her feel fuzzy and she became tired and listless. Eventually. when the Bell Girl had grown very thin, the stuffing was removed.